Baked Chicken Caesar Nachos are crispy, cheesy, and perfect for scooping up an ice-cold Caesar Salad. Serve as a shareable app or light dinner.
One of my husband’s favorite restaurants to hit up for their epic drink and appetizer happy hour specials was Granite City Brewery.
I say WAS because they recently closed! We were so bummed — especially because their Baked Chicken Caesar Nachos were one of our favorite dishes in town.
What’s a gal to do?
RECREATE!
Sliced tortillas are brushed with Caesar dressing then topped with shredded chicken and mozzarella cheese. Baked until hot and crispy, they’re the perfect vehicle for scooping up an ice-cold Caesar salad served in the center of the plate.
This crispy, cheesy, sizzling-salad meets chicken nachos is the perfect app to share, or enjoy as a light dinner!
Start by sauteing a couple chicken breasts seasoned with lemon pepper in nonstick spray until cooked through.
Shred the chicken with your fingers or a fork then and set aside.
Next slice a few large tortillas into 8 wedges each then place the wedges on half baking sheets lined with parchment paper or nonstick-sprayed foil.
Spray the tops of the tortillas with more nonstick spray then bake at 400 degrees until they’re lightly toasted and just starting to turn golden brown, 3-4 minutes.
Top each toasted wedge with about a teaspoon of prepared Caesar dressing.
I love Brianna’s Asiago Caesar, but feel free to use whatever’s your fave.
Next add a little bit of the shredded lemon pepper chicken.
Then finish with shredded mozzarella cheese.
Place the wedges back into the 400 degree oven for 4-5 minutes, or until the tortillas are golden brown, and the cheese is melted. YUM!
Arrange the wedges around crunchy romaine lettuce that’s been cut into bite-sized pieces and tossed with a little more Casesar dressing, then sprinkle chopped, fresh tomatoes around the whole thing.
Like I said, hot, cheesy, crispy, cold — the combination of flavors and textures in this easy dish are out of this world!
Serve as a starter for a dinner party, or a fun entree for 2 or 3. I hope you’ll give them a try!
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, ~1lb total, pounded to an even thickness
- Lemon pepper seasoning
- 3 large gluten free tortillas
- prepared Caesar dressing
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, seeded then chopped
- 4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped into bite-sized pieces
Directions
- Heat a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat then spray both sides of the chicken breasts with nonstick spray, season with lemon pepper seasoning, and saute until cooked through, 4-5 minutes per side. Let cool slightly, then shred with a fork or your fingers and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Line 2 half sheet pans with parchment paper or foil sprayed with nonstick spray. Slice the tortillas into 8 wedges each then spread out onto the prepared baking sheets. Spray the tops of the tortillas with nonstick spray then bake for 3-4 minutes or until the wedges are slightly toasted and just starting to turn golden brown.
- Spread ~1 teaspoon Caesar dressing on each of the toasted tortilla wedges then top with shredded chicken and a bit of shedded mozzarella cheese. Bake for an additional 4-5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, toss romaine lettuce with enough Caesar dressing to coat then place in the middle of a serving platter. Surround the lettuce with the baked chicken caesar wedges then sprinkle with chopped tomatoes and serve.
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Yes! Making this! Yum!
I try to recreate Mexican dishes all the time. I feel like Mexican is a no fail choice.
Your creativity in the kitchen is so inspiring! This definately looks like something I need to try!!!
These look so unique and fun. Evernoted! Thanks for this post.
These look amazing! It’s always a bummer if one of your favorite things gets taken off the menu, but it looks like you made do! This happened to my boyfriend’s favorite sandwich at our favorite restaurant, so I might have to try recreating that sometime!
Can’t wait to try these – I think I’ll make enough for our main meal – you have the most delicious ideas!
Those look super fun and of course, delicious! I love doing recreations at home. I’ve perfected the PF Changs lettuce wraps :)
Yum!! Can’t wait to try these this week.
I gorgt about the chicken Caesar chalupa at GC! I’m actually pretty disappointed with the changes to their menu and brunch — they no longer have an eggs Benedict station… Only omelet stations and everywhere does that. If they don’t bring back their seasonal blueberry ale, I’m writing in ;)
This was my all-time favorite thing to order at Granite City. So disappointed to hear they don’t have it anymore. But I will definitely have to use this recipe to get my fix. Thx!
Recreating your favorite dishes from restaurants are the best. Your own version is so much better, healthier, and best of all, cheaper.
These look really great. Can’t wait to give these a try. And I’m definitely going to have to pick up a bottle of Brianna’s Asiago Caesar on my way home from work tomorrow.
I love to re-create restaurant meals! The last one we made was a Burrito Bowl for Chipotle – even though I had not been there yet…but I finally went today and think I did a pretty good job :)
Granite City is the best! Love their waffle fry nachos and my husband always get their crispy shrimp tacos. I’m thinking he and I need to schedule a date night there soon!